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MGE Energy (MGE Energy) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 5.20% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is MGE Energy Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

MGE Energy's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $3,383.8 Mil. MGE Energy's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $175.9 Mil. MGE Energy's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 5.20%.

The historical rank and industry rank for MGE Energy's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:

MGEE' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.72   Med: 5.26   Max: 9.18
Current: 4.86

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of MGE Energy was 9.18%. The lowest was 3.72%. And the median was 5.26%.

MGEE's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
66.98% of 524 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 6.935 vs MGEE: 4.86

Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield has the same problems the regular earnings yield does. It does not consider the growth of the company. It only looks at one-year's business operation. For cyclical companies, the earnings yield is usually highest at the peak of the business cycle. But these earnings are rarely sustainable.

A better indicator of the attractiveness of an investment which takes growth into account is the Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %. MGE Energy's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 5.05%. The Forward Rate of Return uses the normalized Free Cash Flow of the past seven years, and considers growth. The forward rate of return can be thought of as the return that investors buying the stock today can expect from it in the future.


MGE Energy Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for MGE Energy's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

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MGE Energy Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

MGE Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.97 4.39 3.72 5.02 5.20

MGE Energy Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.02 4.54 4.75 5.51 5.20

Competitive Comparison of MGE Energy's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, MGE Energy's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %, along with its competitors' market caps and Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


MGE Energy's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, MGE Energy's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where MGE Energy's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



MGE Energy Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Calculation

In his book, The Little That Beat the Market, hedge fund manager Joel Greenblatt defines Earnings Yield as operating income divided by enterprise value.

MGE Energys Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=175.931/3383.842454
=5.20 %

MGE Energy's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $175.9 Mil.



MGE Energy  (NAS:MGEE) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Explanation

Joel Greenblatt defines the earnings yield using the above equation because it more accurately reflects the company's profitability relative to its stock price. Items like interest payment and tax etc. are not directly related to the company's operational profitability.

Enterprise Value instead of market cap (share price) is used in the calculation because it is the real price stock and bond investors together pay for the company.


Be Aware

Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield has the same problems the regular earnings yield does. It does not consider the growth of the company. It only looks at one-year's business operation. For cyclical companies, the earnings yield is usually highest at the peak of the business cycle. But these earnings are rarely sustainable.

Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % based on Don Yacktman's definition is a better measure of the expected rate of return for a stock.


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MGE Energy (MGE Energy) Business Description

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Address
133 South Blair Street, Madison, WI, USA, 53788
MGE Energy Inc is a U.S. public utilities holding company based in Wisconsin. The firm generates, purchases, and distributes electricity and natural gas, and also provides transmission services, the company generates electricity from coal and purchased power, but also from natural gas, fuel oil, and renewable sources. MGE operates through five segments, which include Regulated electric utility operations, Regulated gas utility operations, Non-regulated energy operations, Transmission investments, and All other segment which includes investing in companies and property and financing the regulated operations. The majority of electric retail revenue is derived from commercial consumers whereas the majority of natural gas revenue is derived from residential consumers.
Executives
Scott Robert Smith officer: VP Bus. Regulatory Strategy 623 RAILROAD STREET, PO BOX 1231, MADISON WI 53701-1231
James G Berbee director 133 S BLAIR STREET, PO BOX 1231, MADISON WI 53701-1231
James Jerome Lorenz officer: VP Business Operations 623 RAILROAD STREET, PO BOX 1231, MADISON WI 53701-1231
Noble Lynnwood Wray director 623 RAILROAD STREET, PO BOX 1231, MADISON WI 53701-1231
Lynn K Hobbie officer: Exec VP Marketing & Corp Comm 133 SOUTH BLAIR ST, P.O. BOX 1231, MADISON WI 53701-1231
Gary J Wolter director 133 SOUTH BLAIR ST., P.O. BOX 1231, MADISON WI 53701-1231
Cari Anne Renlund officer: VP and General Counsel 133 S BLAIR STREET, PO BOX 1231, MADISON WI 53701-1231
James L Possin director 133 SOUTH BLAIR STREET, P.O. BOX 1231, MADISON WI 53701-1231
Tamara Jean Johnson officer: VP Accounting and Controller 623 RAILROAD STREET, PO BOX 1231, MADISON WI 53701-1231
Jared Joseph Bushek officer: VP Finance, CIO & Treasurer 623 RAILROAD STREET, PO BOX 1231, MADISON WI 53701-1231
Marcia M Anderson director 133 S BLAIR STREET, PO BOX 1231, MADISON WI 53701-1231
Jeffrey M Keebler officer: Sr. VP-Energy Supply & Plan 133 S BLAIR ST, PO BOX 1231, MADISON WI 53701-1231
Regina M Millner director 133 SOUTH BLAIR ST, P.O. BOX 1231, MADISON WI 53701-1231
Donald D Peterson officer: VP - Energy Technology 133 S. BLAIR ST, PO BOX 1231, MADISON WI 53701-1231
Thomas R Stolper director 133 SOUTH BLAIR STREET, POST OFFICE BOX 1231, MADISON WI 53701-1231

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